Marian Gallipo (Grandma Marian) serves at Lincoln Elementary School in Aberdeen, South Dakota to improve student-reading scores through extra one-on-one and small group assistance and support. Grandma Marian is a member of the Volunteers of America, Dakotas’ Foster Grandparent program, . . .
Sandra Ahlhorn and Amy Barnes, longtime friends and mothers of school-age kids, were disturbed to learn last year that children from low-income families in their city of Houston suffer a “summer slide.” During the school break, the kids start forgetting . . .
Photos in the New York Times, showing ramshackle houses with dirt floors and children going hungry, changed Pam Koner’s life. She was astonished at what she saw. The photos depicted scenes not from an impoverished country, but from Pembroke, Ill. . . .
At age 15, Alex Ricciardelli of Marblehead, Massachusetts, learned of an innovative opportunity for community service. In the nearby city of Lynn, the Lynn Community Health Center was promoting early childhood literacy right in its pediatric waiting room by asking . . .
Married for 40 years, Ray Hammond and Gloria White-Hammond have walked a remarkable life journey together, serving others. Both enjoyed careers in medicine – Hammond as an emergency room surgeon, and White-Hammond as a community health clinic pediatrician. But in . . .
Today’s post is written by Rachel Ley, 15, from Stevens Point, WI. Rachel is a founding Youth Advisory Council member for generationOn, the youth service enterprise of Points of Light. She is also the founder of a program called Literacy . . .
Today's blog is republished from the CSRwire blog, part three of the Civic 50 series. Today's post is written by Jackie Norris, Executive Director of Points of Lights' Corporate Institute. A few years ago, Bladimir Martinez, then 16, was chosen . . .
Today's blog is another in the series from Huffington Post's blog posts featuring thoughts and ideas from Civic Accelerator participants, a program that helps civic startups successfully launch and scale solutions to our nation's social challenges by providing mentorship, education . . .
PEN Pals Book Club & Support Group for Children of Incarcerated Parents ("PEN Pals Book Club") was the brainchild of Olivia Stinson at the age of 14 years old. Olivia saw the need to embrace a special population while bringing . . .
Today’s post is written by Glenn Tilton, chairman of the Midwest for JPMorgan Chase. Throughout the economic downturn and continuing recovery, individuals and organizations have looked to the volunteer sector to address community needs. While nonprofits have stepped in to . . .